Religious authorities in Saudi Arabia are considering moving the tomb of the
Prophet Muhammad to an unmarked grave, threatening uproar in the Islamic
world.

The plan, put forward by an ultraconservative cleric, proposes removing the
Prophet’s remains from beneath a green dome of the Masjid al-Nabawi mosque
in Medina to an anonymous plot in a nearby cemetery. It also calls for the
destruction of rooms surrounding the tombs - which were used by his family -
a proposal which threatens to inflame tension between conservative Sunni
supporters of the plan, and Shia muslims, because of their association with
the Prophet’s daughter, Fatima.